Chief, Cardiac Surgery, Hartford Hospital Assistant Professor, Surgery-University of Connecticut School of Medicine

Thoracic Surgery

Robert Hagberg works in the field of Thoracic Surgery. He graduated from Stanford University School of Medicine. Stanford University School of Medicine is a one of the best medicals schools. Stanford University School of Medicine has a rank of 2 in research and a 25 in primary care He received 5 awards: "Regional Top Doctor", "Edward D. Churchill Research Fellow", "Research honors award in cardiac and transplant physiology", "Medical Student Research Fellow" and "Super Doctor". Dr. Robert C. Hagberg is a published MD. He published 30 publications, including: 'Mycotic aneurysms of the thoracic aorta: repair with use of endovascular stent-grafts.' He is registered with Medicare and accepts Medicare payments.

Publications

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• Aortic root surgery in the United States: A report from the Society of Thoracic Surgeons database.
• Vacuum Assisted Vegetation Extraction for the Management of Large Lead Vegetations.
• Differences in clinical characteristics, management, and outcomes of intraoperative versus spontaneous acute type A aortic Dissection.
• Hypothermia severely effects performance of nitinol-based endovascular grafts in vitro.
• Hybrid myocardial revascularization: an integrated approach to Coronary revascularization.
• Improved intraoperative management of anastomotic bleeding during Aortic reconstruction: results of a randomized controlled trial.
• Management of Aortic brucellosis with infection of a descending thoracic Aortic stent graft.
• Is advanced age a contraindication for emergent repair of acute type A aortic Dissection?
• A multidisciplinary approach to the minimally invasive pulmonary vein isolation for treatment of Atrial fibrillation.
• Changes in mitral Valve annular geometry after repair: saddle-shaped versus flat annuloplasty rings.
• Does the technique of distal anastomosis influence clinical outcomes in acute type A aortic Dissection?
• Characterization of Pulmonary nodules and mediastinal staging of bronchogenic carcinoma with F-18 fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography.
• Mycotic Aneurysms of the thoracic aorta: repair with use of endovascular stent-grafts.
• Comparison of cyclosporin A and G with and without azathioprine regarding immunosuppressive efficacy, toxicity, and pharmacokinetics in Lewis rats.
• Analysis of the immunosuppressive and nephrotoxic effects of cyclosporin G.
• Intravenous prostaglandin E1, cold crystalloid flush and topical hypothermia for cardioPulmonary graft preservation.
• Successful six-hour cardioPulmonary preservation with simple hypothermic crystalloid flush.
• Induction of tolerance to Heart allografts in rats using posttransplant total lymphoid irradiation and anti-T cell antibodies.
• Risk-directed immunosuppression in Heart transplant recipients: maintenance prednisone can be avoided in selected patients.
• Chronic type II diabetes mellitus leads to changes in neuropeptide Y receptor expression and distribution in human Myocardial tissue.
• Left Atrial appendage thrombus and real-time 3-dimensional transesophageal echocardiography.
• Open and endovascular repair of type B aortic Dissection in the Nationwide Inpatient Sample.
• Decreased contractile response to endothelin-1 of Peripheral microvasculature from diabetic patients.
• Effects of cardioPulmonary bypass on endothelin-1-induced contraction and signaling in human skeletal muscle microcirculation.
• Population-based outcomes of open descending thoracic aortic Aneurysm repair.
• Real-time three-dimensional echocardiography for left Atrial appendage ligation.
• Real-time three-dimensional transesophageal echocardiography and a congenital bilobar left Atrial appendage.
• Large conductance calcium-activated potassium channels contribute to the reduced myogenic tone of Peripheral microvasculature after cardiopulmonary bypass.
• Endothelin-1-induced contractile responses of human Coronary arterioles via endothelin-A receptors and PKC-alpha signaling pathways.

Schools

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• Stanford Univ Sch Of Med

• Mass Gen Hospital

• Stanford University School Med

• Stanford University Med Center

Procedures Preformed

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• Aortic Repair, Open or Repair of Arterial Aneurysm, Open
• Cardiac Catheterization (incl. Coronary Angiography)
• Cardiac MRI (Magnetic Resonance Imaging) of Heart or Chest
• Cardiac Myocardial Perfusion Imaging
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Conditions Treated

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• Aneurysm and Dissection of Heart
• Angina and Acute Coronary Syndrome
• Aortic Aneurysm
• Aortic Dissection
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Doctors Specialties

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• Cardiac Surgery
• Thoracic Surgery

Accepted Insurances

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Awards

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• Regional Top Doctor
• Edward D. Churchill Research Fellow
• Research honors award in cardiac and transplant physiology
• Medical Student Research Fellow
• Super Doctor

Education

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• Stanford University
• Massachusetts General Hospital
• Stanford University School of Medicine

Hospital

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• Hartford Hospital

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